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Ayhan vs Bakulin

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BakulinWinner
81.8

Bakulin wins: Peak, Longevity

Ayhan
81.7

Ayhan wins: Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Sergey Bakulin
81.8

Bakulin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. World 50 kilometres race walk champion in 2011.

1. Sergey Bakulin
81.8
2. Süreyya Ayhan
81.7

Category breakdown

Season form · Major golds per season

Career timeline · Major golds per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Major golds per season
1. 🇹🇷 Süreyya Ayhan5 seasons played · career day 1,825366 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Sergey Bakulin5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 major golds
-10.7% vs Ayhan at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇹🇷 Ayhan0050115366472
🇷🇺 Bakulin0045100327579

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricAyhanRetiredBakulinRetired
European titles1
World Championship medals11
Personal best (1500m)3
Turkish titles4
World indoor medals1
World Championship titles1
European Cup titles1
National titles3
Personal best in seconds12,894
Dominance w25%8080
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%7072
Honours w20%8482
Statistics w15%8684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bakulin81.8
Ayhan81.7
The people
Ayhan
Bakulin

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